Henry S. Poe
born 1803 in Tennessee
died after 1860 in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Henry Poe married Rhoda Hurst born in Virginia, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hurst, and they resided in Claiborne County, in the year 1830. They later moved to Putnam County, Indiana where they remained for some time and afterward migrated west (Van Buren County Arkansas). Their children were Elijah, Preston and Thursa A. Poe.(1850 census added Nancy Caroline and Cynthia Ann)

1850 census
Henry Pough
[Henry Poe]
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1803
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850: Griggs, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 374
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Pough 47
Roda Pough 44
Preston Pough 20
Nancy C Pough 12
Syntha A Pough 10



1860 census
Name: Henry S Poe
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1803
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Davis, Van Buren, Arkansas
Post Office: Clinton
Family Number: 372
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry S Poe 57
Rhoda Poe 55
Preston Poe 30
Celia Poe 19
Nancy C Poe 22


Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
Name: Henry S. Poe
State: Arkansas
County: Van Buren County
Township: Davis Township
Year: 1860
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 394
Database: AR 1860 Federal Census Index


U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Name: Henry Poe
Enumeration Date: 1870
Place: Hawkins, Tennessee
Schedule Type: Agriculture


not sure if this is him
Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
Name: Henry Poe
Probate Date: 8 Oct 1889
Probate Place: Lauderdale, Tennessee
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1889
Inferred Death Place: Tennessee
Item Description: Bonds and Letters, 1854-1913
State: AR
County: Van Buren County
Township: Davis Township
Year: 1860
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 394
Database: AR 1860 Federal Census Index